Season 5, Episode 13
Written by Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by Michael Gershman
Original Airdate: 5 February 2001
"I'm not lurking. I'm standing about. It's a
whole different vibe."
Spike
REGULAR CAST
GUEST CAST
CO-STARRING
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Justin Corence as Orlando
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Michael Emanuel as Burly Guard
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Joe Ochman as Janitor
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Paul Bates as Crazy #1
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Carl J. Johnson as Crazy #2
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Candice Nicole as Young Buffy
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Elyssa D. Vito as Young Dawn
SYNOPSIS
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The gang discusses plans for Buffy's birthday and
dealing with Glory. Giles reveals that Glory is the god of a demon
dimension and in order to stay in human form, she needs to suck energy
from humans, leaving them insane. The gang starts asking questions about
the Key and Buffy finally breaks down and tells them the truth about
Dawn. Several of the Knights of Byzantium chant around a fire before
they are interrupted by Jinx. Glory arrives and destroys all of the
Knights but one whom she later tortures for information.
At the magic shop, Dawn feels awkward because of the way everyone is
treating her and notices when Giles hides a book in a hidden counter
drawer. At the house, Buffy opens presents from her friends and everyone
gets quiet when she receives a framed picture of her and Dawn from her
sister. Dawn finally gets upset and confronts everyone about their
strange behaviour around her, then storms to her room. After sneaking
out of the house, Dawn runs into Spike and the two head off to the magic
shop to break in and steal a book. By candlelight, Dawn reads from the
book she saw Giles with earlier. Based on memories, Dawn realizes she is
the Key and when Spike reads more from the book, Dawn's suspicions are
confirmed.
Dawn returns to the house, bleeding from a self-inflicted knife wound,
tearfully questioning what she is. Joyce and Buffy try to talk to Dawn,
but everything has changed for her and she's scared, so she demands that
they leave her alone. Buffy blames Spike for letting Dawn find out the
truth the way she did. He turns the tables on her and blames her for not
telling Dawn the truth in the first place. Jinx threatens Ben at the
hospital, but Ben reveals that Glory can't hurt him, no matter what he
does.
After overhearing Buffy and Joyce talking, Dawn rampages through her
room, burns her diaries and runs away. The smoke alarm alerts Buffy and
her mother to Dawn's little fire and departure. The whole gang gathers
at the shop then splits up to search for Dawn. Xander is a little bit
excited that a form of energy like Dawn could have a crush on him. Spike
does what he can to comfort Buffy and tells her she'll find her sister
before it's too late. Dawn passes through the park, reliving past
memories then ends up at the hospital.
She searches for answers in the Psych ward and then runs into Ben. She
confesses to Ben that she's the Key but he freaks out and tries to make
her leave before Glory can find her, but it's too late. Ben suddenly
changes into Glory, but Glory remembers nothing about Ben's conversation
with Dawn and the young girl pretends to know nothing. Dawn asks
questions about the Key and Glory reveals that the Key is very old, and
then realizes Dawn knows nothing and is wasting her time.
Buffy shows up to stop Glory from draining the energy from Dawn. With
some help from the rest of the gang, Buffy gets in a few good hits and
takes a few as well before Willow and Tara perform a spell to teleport
Glory somewhere else. The godly one ends up high in the sky and falls
straight to Earth. Buffy shows Dawn that no matter what, they are
sisters that are bound by blood.
TRIVIA
CONTINUITY
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We find out much more about Glory in this
episode. In his diary, Giles says that the Watcher's Council have been
getting their information about Glory from The Book Of Tarnis. He says
that Glory "absorbs the energy that binds the human mind into a cohesive
whole", which makes her victims insane. She is a hell-god from a demon
dimension, which she ruled over with two other hell gods. She has
amazing power and is immortal but being human, her powers are limited
and she is going insane. The Key is something which will help her return
to her own dimension. She calls it a blob of green energy.
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Buffy's birthday parties always end in
disaster: in Surprise she was almost
killed by the Judge; in Helpless she
loses her powers; and in A New Man
she almost kills Giles. Meanwhile, Willow is having fun: she's blowing
bubbles, something she also did at Tara's birthday party in
Family.
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Dawn has flashbacks involving the crazy
man in
Real Me,
and of the snake from
Shadow.
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Jinx's face is bruised after Ben hit him
in the previous episode.
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Buffy suggests they look for Dawn at the
carousel, which Riley took her to in
Listening to Fear.
GOOFS
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When Dawn rips up her diaries, there is a
magazine on the wooden chest at the end of her bed. It disappears in one
shot then is seen again in the next.
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Where does Xander find a crowbar in a
hospital?
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Willow says about Dawn's diaries, "She's
been keeping those since" and Buffy continues, "Since she was seven. I
remember too, Will." Buffy was 15 when she moved to Sunnydale, which
meant that at that time Dawn would've been around 10. How would Willow
"remember" Dawn starting her diaries when Buffy and Dawn would've been
in LA?
Buffy Vs.
Dracula | Real Me |
The Replacement |
Out of My Mind |
No Place Like
Home
Family |
Fool for Love |
Shadow | Listening to Fear |
Into the Woods |
Triangle
Checkpoint
| Blood Ties |
Crush | I Was Made to Love You |
The Body |
Forever
Intervention
| Tough Love |
Spiral | The Weight of the World |
The Gift
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